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Very nice site. I read the 2011 edition of this, I thought about attempting the whole lot too but it just seemed too overwhelming. Quite a lot ended up on my future listening list though. I’ll look forward to reading your reviews. By the way, how do you pick which one to listen to next?

My thanks – I have a feeling when I get to album 600 or so, that overwhelming feeling will sink in for me – too much invested, still far from the end!

So far I’ve been gravitating towards records that I’ve been told are brilliant (such as Blonde on Blonde), albums I knew a single or two (such as The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill), or that fit a theme (such as Movember!).

I’m saving what I (now) consider my all time top 10 or so until the end, to see if I still feel that way after listening to the rest.

I don’t believe Zappacosta is on the ‘1001 albums you must hear’ list – along with a lot of other underrepresented Canadian content. No Hip, Sloan, BNL, Blue Rodeo (though there is plenty of Neil Young/Joni Mitchell/Leonard Cohen and a hint of Rush). So there will be some 80s/90s from Canada (Cowboy Junkies for one) so even if it’s not reviewed here, I generally approve of most things Jim Cuddy has done!

Not nearly enough CanCon that’s for sure! The General editor is Robert Dimery – I’m going through the first edition, I know Arcade Fire makes appearances in more recent revisions but the emphasis tends to be on the US/UK.

I have to keep reminding myself it’s the 1001 ‘you must hear’ as opposed to ‘best’ – otherwise the complete absence of hip/sloan/bnl/blue rodeo would instantly destroy the book’s credibility!

I decided to stick with the original version of the book for this project – I definitely agree with some of the ones they’ve added since (Arctic Monkeys, In Rainbows) but for simplicity I thought keeping with the 2005 edition would be the way to go.

I’ve seen the movie one, I’ll probably end up investing at some point. A friend has the ‘1001 paintings’ book – that project would be difficult to complete though as a bunch of the paintings are in private collections, making seeing them in person a bit of a challenge!

I was going in monthly themes for a while – I’ll go with the alphabet series for the next few months. Then I’m considering going year by year (spending a week in 1988 etc.) but not in any particular order. I’ve found the themes keep me interested!

Thanks for following The Immortal Jukebox. I hope you are finding lots to entertain you and maybe making some discoveries. If you haven’t visited for a while check it out again. Please feel free to add comments. Good luck with your blog. Regards Thom.